State HIE to Test Coordination with VA

The Utah Health Information Network, the state's health information exchange, will conduct a pilot test with the Department of Veteran Affairs to coordinate care between VA treatment facilities and private provider organizations.

The pilot is the fifth in a series the VA is conducting to expand services to veterans through access to the emerging nationwide health information network, and the first pilot to focus on rural areas. About 70 percent of veterans receive some level of health care services from private hospitals and clinics, according to the VA.